Gunning for the Buddha

Short Stories

Author: Michael Jasper
Length: 224 page(s)
Written: July 2012
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Category: Fiction & Literature » Short Stories | Work: Story / Narration
Keywords: fiction, michael jasper, slipstream, wannoshay, fantasy adult, horror fiction, sf, science fiction, fantasy, horror, urban fantasy, story collection, single-author anthology, gunning for the buddha

Fifteen stories that range from science fiction to dark fantasy and more...

A young woman struggling with drug addiction catches aliens on her digital camera. A man with elemental powers struggles with morality and carrying out the orders of his bosses. The dead leave their graves and take up... surfing?

Gunning for the Buddha collects fifteen stories that range from near-future science fiction to historical dark fantasy and contemporary horror, touching on a range of genres in the process.

Stories were previously published in magazines such as Asimov's, Strange Horizons, The Best of All Flesh, and Writers of the Future.

“Don’t be looking for bold starship captains or warrior maidens wielding magic swords in Gunning for the Buddha. Michael Jasper serves up something refreshingly different: a heady brew of ordinary folks making tough decisions at the far edges of reality. Spend some time with these stories and you’re bound to bump into people you know who find themselves in places you’ve only dreamed about.”
— Hugo-winning author James Patrick Kelly

“Mike Jasper brings the common touch to the most uncommon situations. Welcome to his world.”
— Nebula-winning author John Kessel

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About the Author

Michael Jasper
Member since: Dec 2010
Publications on XinXii: 11

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Michael Jasper is fascinated with exploring the places where the normal meets the strange. In pursuit of this fascination, he has published nine novels, a story collection, and over six dozen short stories, along with a digital comic with artist Niki Smith. He's also put together two how-to books about how to create digital comics (also with Niki Smith) and how to create and market digital books.

In the past he's tried bartending, teaching junior high, painting houses, being a secret shopper, working construction, and many more jobs; he prefers fiction writing. For his day job, he works as a technical writer. He lives with his family in North Carolina, and his website is michaeljasper.net.